Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

1979 NR 1h 00m 5.6

Fred and Barney Meet The Thing is a 60-minute Saturday morning animated package show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from September 8, 1979 to December 1, 1979 on NBC. It contained the following segments: ⁕The New Fred and Barney Show ⁕The Thing Despite the title, the two segments remained separate and did not crossover with one another. Fred, Barney and the Thing were only featured together during the show's opening title sequence and in brief bumpers between segments. The unus...

In a botched attempt to become human, Ben Grimm aka The Thing of the Fantastic Four, has found himself turned into a gangly teenager as his regular human form. While he barely considers this situation an improvement, he decides to live in this form to have some semblance of a normal life until a better solution can be found. However when trouble erupts, "Benjy" Grimm can strike together two rings together to change back into his form as the Thing. With his tremendous strength and rock body, The Thing can face any menace at hand.

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Episodes:

Episode 15 The Big Bike Race

15. The Big Bike Race

Aired: Oct 27, 1979

Benjy enters a cross country bike race because the winner gets to escort the ...

Episode 17 Out to Launch

17. Out to Launch

Aired: Nov 2, 1979

Benjy and his friends are going to a ship launching but the world's greatest ...

Episode 23 Photo Finish

23. Photo Finish

Aired: Nov 23, 1979

Benjy accompanies his friends to the Centerville Zoo which is sponsoring a ph...

Info about Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Animation, Fantasy